Mop-wringer.



E. E. WARD.

MOP WRINGER.

APPLICATION FILED no. 5, 1910.

'1,006 ,7O 6 Patented Oct. 24, 1911.

WTTED STATEfi PATENT @FFTQE.

ELMER E. WARD, OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-TENTI-ISTO MARTIN W. OWEN, OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.

MOP-WRINGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 24, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELMER E. WARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Colorado Springs, in the county of El Paso and State ofColorado, have invented a new and useful Mop-Wringer, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to combined mops and wringers.

The object of the invention is to provide an article of this characterwhich shall possess all of the desirable qualities necessary to theproduction of an eflicient implement,

. namely lightness, compactness, simplicity,

ease of operation, ease of adjustment, and of a construction that willpermit of its being inserted under articles of furniture lyingcomparatively close to the floor.

A further object is to provide a combined mop and wringer, in which thepositioning of the mop will be facilitated, the wringing of the sameeasily accomplished, and in which both sides of the mop may be utilizedfor doing effective work.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts of a combined mop and wringer, aswill be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, and inwhich like characters of reference indicate correspond ing parts :Figure1 is a top plan view of the device. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3is a perspective detail view of the slide handle used in manipulatingthe wringer rod. Fig. 4 is a perspective detail view, on an enlargedscale, of the mop holding loop. Fig. 5 is a perspective detail view of amodified form of slide handle. Figs. 6 and 7 are views in side elevationof other modified forms of slide handles. Fig. 8 is a detail perspectiveview of the wringer rod guide. Fig. 9 is a fragmentary detail view inperspective showing the manner in which the parts of the mop head may beseparated to permit the insertion of a new mop. Fig. 10 i a transversedetail view taken on the line 101O of Fig. 2. Fig. 11 is an edge view ofa brace bar employed in conjunction with a mop head to preventspreading.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates the mop stick, which as shown inFig. 10 is approximately circular in cross section and provided with afiat side 2. To one end of this mop stick is secured a pair of arms 3forming the terminals of the mop head 4, the arms and stick being heldassembled by bolts 5. The mop head is constructed, preferably, of barmetal that is rectangular in cross section and its outer end 6 is dishedinwardly for a purpose that will presently appear. The side member 7 ofthe head is constructed in one piece, but the side member 8 isconstructed in two pieces, the ends of which overlap and are heldassembled by a screw 9 as clearly shown in Fig. 9. As shown in thisfigure, the end of the said member 8 is provided with a slot 10terminating in a countersink 11 the object of this arrangement being topermit the member to be readily disconnected from the arm 3 for thepurpose of positioning or removing a mop. As will be obvious, when thehead of the screw 9 is seated in the countersink, a durable connectionwill be secured between the side member and the arm, but this connectionis such as will permit of the parts being readily disconnected whendesired.

Combined with the end member 6 of the head and the side members are twocloth guards 12, which incline toward each other, and operate topreventthe looped mop M from working around upon the side members. Theseguards are readily detachable from the side and end members when a mopis to be removed or a new one positioned. As clearly shown in Fig. 1,the guards engage at one end with the member 6, and at the other end areprovided with outturned terminals 13, designed to fit in orifices in theside members.

To prevent any tendency of the side members to yield either inwardly oroutwardly, a brace bar 13 is provided which, as shown in Fig. 11, isprovided with clip members 14: designed to embrace the side members,

17 the free terminal 18 of which is outwardly curved and is designed tobe engaged by a keeper 19 slidably mounted upon the rod, the keeperoperating to prevent the loop from spreading, and also to maintain themop in position. The other end of the rod passes loosely through asuitable sleeve 20 and has its outer end bent at ri ht angles to itslength to provide a crank 21. The sleeve is provided with a lateralhandle 22, and 1s further provided with lateral flanges 23 formed withhooks 24 which are designed to engage with a transverse pin 25 carriedby' the mop stick. The intermediate portion 26 between the flanges 23 isflattened and is designed to seat against the flat portion 2 of the mopstick. In order to prevent the sleeve from slipping down upon the rod16, a collar 27 is rigidly secured to the rod as by a bolt or pin 28.

As will be noted by reference to Fig. 2,

when the parts are in the position shown therein, the rod 16 liesparallel with the mop stick 1, but when the parts are moved to theposition indlcated by dotted llnes, the rod' assumes an angular positionrelatlve to the handle, whereby to permit the mop loop 17 to liecontiguous to and substantially 1n the same plane as the member 6 of thehead, so

as to obviate the presentation of an obstruction which would tend tointerfere with the smooth working of the mop.

guide, comprising the parts 14 and 15 is spaced a suflicient distanceaway from the mop stick to allowthe rod to move toward the stick, asshown in Fig. 2.

In the operation of wringing the mop M in the form of the invention justdescribed,

the sleeve is moved from the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2 tothat shown in full lines, and the hooks are brought into engagement withthe pin 25. The operator then grasps the handle 22 in one hand and holdsthe mop head down into a bucket, and with the other hand rotates thecrank 21 until the mop has been wrung sufficiently dry. During thisoperation, the looped end 29 of the mop, owing to the curvature of themember 6, will be forced inward away from the side members 12 and thusbecome compact under the strain of wringing, which results in drying thecloth more thoroughly. When the wringing has been accomplished,

In order to: permit the rod to assume this position, the

the hooks are moved out of engagement with the pin 25, and the sleeve isshifted to the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, whereupon themop is ready for use. It will be observed that with the constructionshown, the mop can be used from either side, merely by reversing theposition of the head.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5, the handle 30 is provided with anarched head 81 having a central orifice 32 to receive a screw by whichit is secured to the mop stick. Projecting rearwardly from the head aretwo spaced lugs 33, that are designed to be engaged by a collar 84 rigidwith the wringer rod 16, to maintain the same in operative position whenthe mop is being wrung. When the parts are to be moved to moppingposition, the wringer rod is moved toward the outer end of the mopstick, thus to permit the collar to clear the lugs 33, whereupon the rodmay be slipped down to the position shown in Fig. 2.

In the modification shown in Fig. 6, the sleeve is of the same generalconstruction as that shown in Fig. 3, except that the hooks 24 areomitted and in lieu thereof a pair of ears 85 is provided pivotallyconnected with which are the ends of a bail 37 that passes around theouter end of the mop stick, and engages a depression 38 therein.

In the modification shown in Fig. 7, the sleeve is provided with twopositioning ears 39 between which is pivotally mounted a cam lever 40,the nose of the cam 41 being arranged to engage a depression 42 in themop stick, and thus hold the handle from downward movement when the mopis being wrung.

It will be seen from the foregoing description, that while theimprovements herein described are simple in character, that they will bethoroughly efficient for the purposes designed, and will result in thepresentation of a durable, efiicient, and easily operated mop.

I claim 1. The combination with a mop stick and head, and a guide on thestick; of a wringer rod mounted for rotation and reciprocation withinsaid guide and having a crank at its upper end capable of turning abovethe upper end of the stick, a sleeve within which the upper portion ofsaid rod is journaled, a handle on said sleeve, and means for connectingthe sleeve with the upper end of the mop stick or disconnecting ittherefrom and moving it toward said guide.

2. The combination with a mop stick and head, and a guide on the stick;of a wringer rod mounted for rotation and reciprocation within saidguide and having a crank at its upper end capable of turning above theupper end of the stick, a sleeve in which the upper end of said rod isjournaled, the top of the sleeve being flattened, flanges rising Intestimony that I claim the foregoing as from opposite sides of theflattened portion, my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature the mopstick being flattened t0 fit against in the presence of two Witnesses.

said portion and between said flanges, a ELMER E. WARD. transverse pinsecured through the stick, and Witnesses:

hooks rising from said flanges and adapted J. L. PATTON,

to engage the extremities of said pin. T. C. TADLOCK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

